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Kristen Faulkner wins Paris Olympics women’s road race for US after making the team as a replacement

With the Eiffel Tower behind her and the sun shining at the Paris Olympics, Kristen Faulkner stood atop the podium with her hand on her heart as the American national anthem played.

Briefly, she closed her eyes as the enormity of her win in the women’s road race started sinking in.

Faulkner, a former rower at Harvard who only made the Olympic team as a replacement, became the first American rider in 40 years to win a medal in the event. Read More

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